Leroy Thompson

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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando DaggerPaperback, 22 March 2011

Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger
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Weapon
Part of Series
Weapon (Osprey)
Print Length
80 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Osprey Publishing (UK)
Date Published
22 Mar 2011
ISBN-10
1849084319
ISBN-13
9781849084314

Description

The Fairbairn-Sykes Commando dagger has become iconic as the most widely recognized fighting knife in the world. The origins of the dagger can be traced to Shanghai in the 1930s where W. E. Fairbairn and US Marine officers including Sam Yeaton carried out experiments in developing what they considered the perfect knife for close combat.

When Fairbairn and Sykes became instructors for the Commandos, they refined the design which would evolve into the classic Fairbairn-Sykes dagger. The dagger was first used during early Commando raids into occupied Europe but saw action in every theatre of World War II (1939-1945). US Rangers and Marines who had trained with the Commandos took their Fairbairn-Sykes daggers home which also influenced the development of American Special Forces daggers. The Fairbairn-Sykes remained in use with many units after the war, and has become a symbol of commando and special forces units throughout the world.

Product Details

Author:
Leroy Thompson
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
CN
Date Published:
22 March 2011
Dimensions:
24.13 x 18.29 x 0.51 cm
Genre:
1940's
Illustrator:
ISBN-10:
1849084319
ISBN-13:
9781849084314
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
80
Weight:
204.12 gm

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